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I am so grateful for the sun, nature, iced latte and my babe's car.



Time to write.

What would you do if you couldn't fall asleep at 4AM? I went to bed at 1:30AM, wasted 40 minutes in bed and gave up trying to fall asleep.  This was, of course, because I fell asleep at 5AM the morning before and woke up at 12PM only to run to class.  I have been telling myself that as long as I get the signatures on my thesis in 24 days (yes, I actually count down by the hour), it really doesn't matter whether I lead a healthy and reasonable lifestyle right now.  College years have trained me to do work better late in the evening, but hell, I want a normal lifestyle that gives me more than 8 hours of daylight each day! Why do I actually write faster with fewer grumbles at 4AM?

I tried to induce sleepiness with alcohol but one or more of the following must be happening: (1) I am not drinking enough, (2) I am just too well rested, or (3) I think too much when I try to fall asleep.  I think (2) and (3) are most likely. What reasonably motivated and diligently hardworking graduate student at this school would sleep over 60 hours a week? I seriously think I sleep more than I do work. (my advisors and research sponsor are certainly not seeing this) Not to mention I also watch at least 3 movies a week, depending on how fast netflix comes.

When I was lying in bed just now, I realized there were only 6 weeks left before I had to move out.  After I miraculously obtain the very important signatures in 24 days, I'll be rushing off to good old Ithaca for the long weekend, then 3 days back in Boston mad packing, then 7 days in London, then 1 day in Boston mad packing, then family arrives for commencement, then 4 more days before we fly off for the Canadian Rockies and finally, finally say goodbye to Boston.  Oh, I didn't mention between signature and London I should be putting together this all-so-important (not to me) presentation to my generous sponsor at the Underground.  From my notorious packing history, 8 days of intensive packing just aren't going to do it. And here I am, at 4:25AM, worrying about something I shouldn't be worrying about until 4 weeks later.